Monthly Archives: June 2016

My Favorite Horror Movie: Fright Night (1985)

You’ve just witnessed your next door neighbor biting someone on the neck. What do you do? If you’ve ever watched Tom Holland’s 1985 masterpiece, Fright Night, you’ll find yourself well-equipped to answer that question. This film is my all-time favorite horror movie, not only because I still swoon over Charley Brewster (William …

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Underrated Gems – Mockingbird (2014)

Watching a found footage film is like going out on a first date. You’re all excited as you get ready; you pick your date up and head out to a fancy restaurant. As you sit in front of them, you first notice a zit ready to pop in the middle of their forehead and they …

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Review – OUT OF THE DARK (1995)

A friend once said that Netflix is the equivalent of opening the fridge and finding nothing good to eat, but selecting something anyways because you’re hungry. I find this to be true about 99% of the time. Once in a blue moon you might find something worth sinking your teeth …

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Hangman (2015) – Review

While browsing through titles at the store, looking for my next horror fix, I come across Hangman. I read the back and instantly think to myself, “Oh great, another found footage film.” Aside from Afflicted (2014), I have not been at all impressed with that genre. I continue to read and see …

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Review – EXTRAORDINARY TALES (2013)

Anthology flicks are usually a hit-or-miss affair: one or two great stories surrounded by mediocre stories made only because someone gave the director a camera. Anthology flicks based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe are no exception. However, in the case of Extraordinary Tales it is both hit-and-miss all …

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The Conjuring 2 (2016) – Review

The Conjuring

Out of all the horror genres, it is the possession movies that scare the hell out of me. I’m not easily rattled by most horror films but I definitely left the theater with a spiked heart rate. Maybe that is due to the fact that this story is based on real …

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My Favorite Horror Movie: Pet Sematary (1989)

At a young age, I had the pleasure of having a mother that greatly appreciated the one genre I would grow to love: horror. Being introduced at a young age had many enjoyable benefits. One of them, of course, was being able to go to the nearest video rental store …

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Underrated Gems – The St. Francisville Experiment (2000)

Last week I began a series of articles covering poorly received horror films that I feel critics and general audiences to have gotten wrong. These films, while blasted by critics and viewers alike, have redeeming qualities that are often overlooked and/or forgotten about. It’s my moral obligation, however, to show …

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